scholarly journals One-year effect of wearing orthokeratology lenses on the visual quality of juvenile myopia: a retrospective study

PeerJ ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. e6998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yewei Yin ◽  
Yang Zhao ◽  
Xiaoying Wu ◽  
Mengyang Jiang ◽  
Xiaobo Xia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Quality ◽  
Wavefront Aberration ◽  
Corneal Curvature ◽  
Modulation Transfer ◽  
Year Effect ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
One Year ◽  
The One

Objective To study the one-year effect of wearing orthokeratology (OK) lenses on the visual quality of juvenile myopia. Methods The right eyes of 36 juvenile myopias were retrospectively studied in this work. Q-value, e-value, corneal curvature, strehl ratio (SR), modulation transfer function (MTF) and wavefront aberration (WA) were compared before and at 1, 3 and 12 months after wearing OK lenses. The SR, MTF and WA of cornea, internal optic and ocular were analyzed separately. The spherical and cylinder diopter, vision acuity, compensating factor (CF) and compensative rate (CF%) were compared before and at 12 months after wearing OK lenses. Results (1) The vision of LogMAR increased and the corneal curvature decreased significantly after wearing OK lenses. There was no significant difference for the e-value before and after wearing OK lenses. The Q-value increased at 1 month but decreased at 3 and 12 months remarkably. (2) The ocular and internal optic SR and MTF increased significantly at 1 month and then remained stable. The MTF in different spacial frequencies increased after wearing OK lenses. There was no significant difference for the corneal SR before and after wearing OK lenses, and the corneal MTF decreased significantly after wearing OK lenses. (3) For the ocular, the total higher order aberration (HOA), spherical, coma and trefoil aberrations increased, and the total aberration, total lower order aberration (LOA) and defocus aberration decreased obviously except astigmatism. The corneal aberrations increased significantly after wearing OK lenses except astigmatism. For the internal optic, the total aberration, total LOA and defocus aberration decreased, and the total HOA, coma and trefoil aberration increased significantly except the astigmatism and spherical aberrations. (4) The CF and CF% of total aberration, total LOA, total HOA and coma aberrations increased, and those of astigmatism and spherical decreased at 12 months. Conclusions Orthokeratology is effective in correcting the refractive error and improving the vision quality of juvenile myopia over the one-year follow-up period.

scholarly journals Objective visual quality one year after toric IOL implantation for correction of moderate and high corneal astigmatism

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-249
Author(s):  
Hui Zhong ◽  
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Hui-Juan Wang ◽  
Zhao-Yi Wang ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Quality ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Corneal Astigmatism ◽  
Axial Position ◽  
Modulation Transfer ◽  
Toric Iol ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
One Year ◽  
The One

AIM: To compare the objective visual quality after implantation of a toric intraocular lens (IOL) in order to correct moderate or high corneal astigmatism at the one year postoperative follow-up. METHODS: From December 2017 to June 2018, 66 patients (90 eyes) with simple age-related cataract with regular corneal astigmatism greater than 1.5 D were enrolled in this prospective self-control study. The patients were implanted with Proming® toric IOL (model: AT3BH-AT6BH). The subjects were divided into moderate astigmatism group (46 eyes, 1.5-2.5 D) and high astigmatism group (44 eyes, >2.5 D). The uncorrected distance visual acuity, residual astigmatism and axial position of IOL were observed before operation, 3, 6mo and 1y after operation. Modulation transfer function cutoff (MTF cutoff), Strehl ratio (SR), object scatter index (OSI) were observed by OQAS II to evaluate the objective visual quality of patients. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in UCVA, residual astigmatism, axial deviation, MTF cutoff, SR and OSI between moderate and high astigmatism group (all P>0.05). After 3mo, UCVA, MTF cutoff and SR were significantly increased (all P<0.05), residual astigmatism and OSI were significantly decreased (all P<0.05). After 3mo, all the indexes remained stable. CONCLUSION: Proming toric IOL can effectively treat age-related cataract patients with moderate-to-high regular corneal astigmatism, correcting corneal astigmatism, improving UCVA, ensuring long-term stability in the capsule, and providing patients with better visual quality.

scholarly journals QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS BEFORE AND AFTER LUMBAR SURGERY IN DIFFERENT WORK SITUATIONS

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Vieira Motter ◽  
André Nunes Machado ◽  
Thiago Kolachinski Brandão ◽  
Fabricio Hidetoshi Ueno ◽  
André Evaristo Marcondes Cesar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Pain ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Degenerative Spinal Disease ◽  
One Year ◽  
Return To Activity

Objective:To evaluate the quality of life of patients after spine surgery related to the return to work activities.Methods:Retrospective review of medical records of patients operated for degenerative spinal disease and application of questionnaire about quality of life (SF-36) in the preoperative and postoperative periods at one month, six months, one year and two years. Patients were divided into three groups: those who returned to work, who were away from work and retired patients. Then the statistical analysis was conducted and the evolution of quality of life was assessed according to the return to activity.Results:Evaluating patients for the variable return to activity, it was found statistically significant difference in the time for the variables: functional, physical, pain, vitality, social and mental. For patients who did not return to activity, the evolution was statistically significant for the variables: functional, physical, pain, vitality and social. For retired patients the outcome was statistically significant for all domains, except for "General".Conclusion:The quality of life has improved in all groups postoperatively, being observed more significant results in the group that returned to their work activities.

scholarly journals PERBANDINGAN KINERJA KEUANGAN PERBANKAN NASIONAL SEBELUM, DAN SESUDAH KRISIS KEUANGAN GLOBAL

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syamsu Alam
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Bank Performance ◽  
Ratio Analysis ◽  
Paired Samples ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
One Year ◽  
The One ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

AbstrackThe  research  aims  to  find  out  the  comparison  of  national  banking  performance  before  and  after  the  globalfinancial crisis and its also to find out whether there is a significant difference betweenthe performance beforeand after the crisis. The analysis of different test which was used was paired samples test.The data used in theresearch were one year data obtained before the crisis (2007), and one year after the crisis (2009). The toolsofanalysis used were probability ratio analysis i.e. ROA, ROE and the liquidity ratio i.e. LDR.This results revealthat there is a significant difference in bank performance before and after the global financial crisis. Besides,the  bank  having  highest  performance  in  2007  is  PT  BTPN. And  in  2009,  the  bank  having  the  highestperformance based on ROA is PT BCA, the one based on ROE is PT BRI, and the one based on LDR is PTBank Permata.Penelitian  ini  bertujuan  untuk  meneliti   perbadingan  kinerja  perbankan  nasional  sebelum  dan  sesudah  krisiskeuangan global juga untuk mengetahui bank yang memiliki kinerja paling tinggi masa sebelum, dan sesudahkrisis keuangan global . Penelitian ini lebih lanjut mengenai ada tidaknya perbedaan yang signifikan pada masasebelum  dengan  sesudah  krisis  keuangan  global.  Analisis  uji  beda  yang  digunakan  adalah  uji  paired  sampeltest.Data  yang  digunakan  dalam  penelitian  ini  adalah  data  satu  tahun  sebelum  krisis  (2007),  dan  satu  tahunsesudah krisis(2009). Adapun alat analisis yang digunakan yaitu analisis rasio profitrabilitas yaitu ROA, ROEdan  rasio  likuiditas  yaitu  LDR.Dari  penelitian  ini  ditemukan  perbedaan  signifikan  kinerja  bank  sebelum  dansesudah  krisis  keuangan  global.  Juga  ditemukan  pada  tahun  2007   bank  yang  memiliki  kinerja  paling  tinggiyaitu PT BTPN. Dan pada tahun 2009 berdasarkan ROA yaitu PT BCA, dilihat dari ROE yaitu PT BRI, danLDR yaitu PT Bank Permata.Kata Kunci: Kinerja keuangan, ROA, ROE, LDR, Perbankan Nasional dan Krisis keuangan global

scholarly journals Real-World Experience of the One-Year Efficacy of Rifaximin Add-On to Lactulose Is Superior to Lactulose Alone in Patients with Cirrhosis Complicated with Recurrent Hepatic Encephalopathy in Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 478
Author(s):  
Ching Chang ◽  
Chien-Hao Huang ◽  
Hsiao-Jung Tseng ◽  
Fang-Chen Yang ◽  
Rong-Nan Chien
Keyword(s):  
Hepatic Encephalopathy ◽  
Real World ◽  
Ammonia Level ◽  
Decompensated Cirrhosis ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Before And After ◽  
One Year ◽  
The One ◽  
Serum Ammonia

Background: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE), a neuropsychiatric complication of decompensated cirrhosis, is associated with high mortality and high risk of recurrence. Rifaximin add-on to lactulose for 3 to 6 months is recommended for the prevention of recurrent episodes of HE after the second episode. However, whether the combination for more than 6 months is superior to lactulose alone in the maintenance of HE remission is less evident. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the one-year efficacy of rifaximin add-on to lactulose for the maintenance of HE remission in Taiwan. Methods: We conducted a real-world single-center retrospective cohort study to compare the long-term efficacy of rifaximin add-on to lactulose (group R + L) versus lactulose alone (group L, control group). Furthermore, the treatment efficacy before and after rifaximin add-on to lactulose was also analyzed. The primary endpoint of our study was time to first HE recurrence (Conn score ≥ 2). All patients were followed up every three months until death, and censored at one year if still alive. Results and Conclusions: 12 patients were enrolled in group R + L. Another 31 patients were stratified into group L. Sex, comorbidity, ammonia level, and ascites grade were matched while age, HE grade, and model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score were adjusted in the multivariable logistic regression model. Compared with group L, significant improvement in the maintenance of HE remission and decreased episodes and days of HE-related hospitalizations were demonstrated in group R + L. The serum ammonia levels were significantly lower at the 3rd and 6th month in group 1. Concerning changes before and after rifaximin add-on in group R + L, mini-mental status examination (MMSE), episodes of hospitalization, and variceal bleeding also improved at 6 and 12 months. Days of hospitalization, serum ammonia levels also improved at 6th month. Except for concern over price, no patients discontinued rifaximin due to adverse events or complications. The above results provide evidence for the one-year use of rifaximin add-on to lactulose in reducing HE recurrence and HE-related hospitalization for patients with decompensated cirrhosis.

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